Appearing on MSNBC’s “Hardball” on Thursday, former New York City mayoral candidate and author Mark Green advocated for new legislation that would allow people to identify and locate gun owners who lived in their neighborhoods. He compared it to the already existing “Megan’s Law,” which lets citizens know if a convicted sex offender lives near them.

Then he flat-out compared sex offenders to gun owners.

If we have a Megans Law — because I think almost everyone might agree — that if youre a convicted child molester, a neighbor might want to know that because theyre in your home, safe, but maybe they could hurt someone else, Green said, adding Same thing with guns.”

There may be people who think the more concealed weapons, the better. Fine. Live in Texas or Florida, he said.

Green was reacting to the Journal News’ decision to publish the names and addresses of pistol permit holders in two New York counties. The obvious flaw in Green’s argument is that legal gun owners are not criminals and therefore no reasonable rationale exists to place gun owners on some sort of database similar to that of a sex offender registry.

Even Michael Smerconish, Chris Matthews’ fill-in host, disagreed with Green’s assessment and said he was not comparing lawful gun owners with convicted child molesters in any way.

However, Smerconish did agree that gun owner information should be publicly available. Putnam County, N.Y., Executive Maryellen Odell disagreed and said releasing lawful gun owners’ information was an invasion of privacy.

...and Mr. Green, you’re a total, freakin’ moron. Next time some savage breaks into your apartment on the Upper East Side and tries to rob or murder you....or rape your wife....you can be glad that I don’t live next door and won’t be coming to your defense with a Glock .45 ACP or Remington 12 gauge pump shotgun.

The democrats have become some truly nasty rabid critters. Since returning to Washington, Alan Grayson has done nothing but sling a steady stream of insults at conservatives which appears top be his sole reason for being there. (Now its the GOP is the “bath salts caucus”)

If I were John Boehner, I would publicly announce that no bill sponsored or co sponsored by Alan Grayson will be considered until his party gets him under control.

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posted on 01/08/2013 3:41:38 PM PST
by cripplecreek
(REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)

Rush Limbaugh Newsletter Jan 2013 had points he was making on several topics- on gun control, this was his comments of how Democrats progress:

Fight begins: 1865,. Indeed, gun control is in the Democrat Party DNA, all the way back to its racist Civil War-era roots, when southern Democrats enacted "Black Codes" prohibiting emancipated slaves from owning guns or ammunition. Such blacks were only partly free; thanks to these Democrats, the core civil right of self defense was denied them.

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posted on 01/08/2013 3:45:10 PM PST
by Mark
(For the first time in my life, I'm no longer proud of my country.)

I want public lists of those registered for medicinal marijuana usage, as well as those convicted of drug usage. I am sure drugs have killed more people domestically than guns.. Also, anyone using psychotropic drugs, including Chantix, needs to be made public, as well as those being treated for mental illness, including depression, bi-polar, OCD. Additionally, children with oppositional defiance disorder, which is a very violent illness, as many children have propensity to abuse animals and/or fascination with fire. I certainly believe the public has a right to know just who lives next door and dangers my family may be exposed to.

Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it." Cut off the support network and isolate the target from sympathy. Go after people and not institutions; people hurt faster than institutions. (This is cruel, but very effective. Direct, personalized criticism and ridicule works.)

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posted on 01/08/2013 6:08:52 PM PST
by E. Pluribus Unum
(TYRANNY: When the people fear the politicians. LIBERTY: When the politicians fear the people.)

Mark Green is swine. During the Crown Heights Pogrom, Green refused to press the Dinkins administration to do more to protect Hassidic Jews being killed by Black mobs. Green explained that these were not his kind of Jews.

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